Colchester Archaeological Trust

CAT Report 1981: summary

Archaeological evaluation on land to the east of Chappel Hill, Chappel, Essex: August 2023
by Dr Elliott Hicks (with contributions from Dr Matthew Loughton, Adam Wightman)

Date report completed: August 2023
Location: Land to the east of Chappel Road, Chappel, Essex
Map reference(s): TL 89463 28060 (centre)
File size: 4,515kb kb
Project type: Evaluation
Significance of the results:
Keywords: Chappel, Essex, Neolithic, Bronze Age, Roman

Summary. An archaeological evaluation (13 trial-trenches) was carried out on land to the east of Chappel Hill, Chappel, Essex in advance of a proposed new residential development. The site lies to the south of the historic settlement of Chappel. Little archaeological work has been carried out in the area, although the discovery of a Roman mosaic pavement at Viaduct Farm, to the north northeast of the site, during the 1970s evidences the existence of a Roman settlement in the area. Excavations revealed a Neolithic to Early Bronze Age pit or ditch terminus and a Roman pit.